Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria. She is the patron saint of philosophers because Alexandria was the academic center of Egypt when she lived there in the third century. She won the debates with the pagan philosophers of the time for which she payed the ultimate price of a martyrs […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today, as we remember the 117 Vietnamese martyrs of the 19th century, we look to the words of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan who was himself a prisoner in Vietnam. As he struggled to find peace he realized that though he could not continue his work as a bishop as he was ordained, he could minister […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of Blessed Miguel Pro. He was a Mexican Jesuit who fled to California during the terrible religious persecution in the the early 20th century in Mexico. He was sent to Belgium where he studied theology and was eventually ordained a priest. Though it was dangerous, he returned to Mexico to […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In the Gospel today, we see the famous judgement scene from the 25th chapter of Matthew where Jesus separates the sheep and the goats according to how they treated Him in their earthly lives. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Mary. This feast commemorates an event that isn’t in the Bible but is an ancient tradition in the Church. When she was a little girl, Mary’s parents took her to live in the Temple in Jerusalem. It makes sense that she would spend so much time […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Is anger a sin? In the Gospel at today’s Mass from Luke chapter 19, we hear a story that appears in all four gospels. It’s the story where Jesus became very angry when He entered the temple and found people selling things. Why did he get so angry? Not only because His Father’s house which […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

St. Paul writes that each of the baptized are members of the Body of Christ and that Jesus is the head of the Body. This month when we remember the saints and the souls in Purgatory, we should remember that we remain spiritually connected to them. Though people die, they remain members of the Body […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. She was born in France. After the French Revolution she joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart. She was sent to America to teach but had trouble learning the English language. She was know by the native people as the woman who prayed always. Podcast: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

St. Elizabeth of Hungry was a very holy woman known for her love for and care of the poor. She was canonized just four years after she died. St. Elizabeth of Hungry, help us today to love  God, by loving our neighbor, Amen. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Gertrude the Great. Pope Benedict XVI once spoke of her in his weekly general audience. He said she was an exceptional woman, endowed with special natural talents and extraordinary gifts of grace. St. Gertrude the Great, pray for us! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In today’s Gospel, we hear the parable of the talons. The servant who hid the talons did not have a trusting relationship with his master but he was afraid of him and this hindered him from doing his masters will. Fear discourages us from taking the initiative to move forward to do the will of […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph Pignatelli. His is a story of perseverance. When the Jesuit order was suppressed, he worked to keep his Jesuit brothers together. Though his family encouraged him to join a different order or to become a diocesan priest, he refused to abandon the Jesuits order. Podcast: Play in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more